Hour-long rain floods city roadsLudhiana, July 29
Just an hour of heavy rain this afternoon left the city inundated. Rainwater entered houses and shops in
several low-lying areas as the drainage system failed to hold the water.

Children push a car stuck in a water-logged street in Ludhiana on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Sayeed Ahmed

Insurance firm ordered to pay up Rs 2.74 lakh
Ludhiana, July 29
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has ordered the National Insurance company to pay about Rs 2.74 lakh as claim to a consumer on account of damage to his car in an accident.

19 plots fetch GLADA over Rs 11.20 cr
Ludhiana, July 29
The Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA) made over Rs 11.20 crore from the sale of 19 residential plots in Phase II, Urban Estate, through an auction here today.

Doctors protest vigilance action
Ludhiana, July 29
Doctors and paramedical staff of the civil hospital staged a dharna to register their protest against the Vigilance Bureau for arresting a pharmacist, Rajinder Singh, on charges of corruption in a medico-legal case.

The OPD of the
civil hospital wears a deserted look; and (right) health employees protest in Ludhiana on Tuesday. Photos: Inderjeet Verma

Coop society president booked for fraud
Ludhiana, July 29
The police has booked the president of the Zenith Cooperative Housing Society for allegedly tampering with land records of the society to transfer the ownership of a house to someone.

BSNL employees protest merger
Ludhiana, July 29
Protesting against the proposed merger of
the Indian Telephone Industries into Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), telecom employees held
a demonstration outside the office of general manager (telecom) at Bharat Nagar Chowk here today.

BSNL employees hold protest outside the office of general manager (telecom) at Bharat Nagar Chowk in Ludhiana on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph

Frequent power cuts throw life out of gear
Ludhiana, July 29
Normal life in the city has been thrown out of gear for quite some time now with daily power cuts of six to eight hours being imposed on urban feeders in the wake of dismal power situation that shows no sign of improvement in the near future.

PAU to pitch in for water literacy
Ludhiana, July 29
The Punjab State Council of Science and Technology (PSCST), under its project ‘Networking for WASH’ -- eco-water literacy campaign 2008 (Punjab), has sought active participation of Punjab Agricultural University
(PAU) here.

Union backs jobless teachers
Mandi Ahmedgarh, July 29
The Punjab School Teachers Union announced to support agitation launched by some organisations of unemployed teachers in the state.

Sapling plantation drive
Ludhiana, July 29
As a part of its tree plantation program, the student organisation of India
(SOI) celebrated ‘Van Maha Utsav’ at Circuit House, here today.

Teej celebrated at Bija
Doraha, July 29
Punjab Micro Circuit Research labs organised a Teej festival for girl trainees coming from various engineering
colleges of the state.

Six booked for trespass, assault
Jagraon, July 29
In two separate incidents, the Jagraon police has booked six persons on the charges of assault. Gurdeep Singh, Baljit Singh, Binder Singh and Jasbir Singh of Kaunke Kalan allegedly trespassed into the house of Piara Singh of their village on July 25 during night hours and assaulted him with a sharp edged weapon and a stick.

Doctors hold workshop on ORS
Ludhiana, July 29
District unit of the Indian Academy of Paediatrics today organised a workshop on oral rehydration solution (ORS) for patients at ESIC Model Hospital here.

A doctor conducts an ORS workshop at ESIC Model Hospital in Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph

Cancer detection camp
Ludhiana, July 29
As many as 100 patients were examined at a free cancer detection camp for women organised at Iqbal Nursing Home and Hospital.

A doctor examines women at a free cancer check-up camp organised in Ludhiana on Tuesday.
A Tribune photograph

Pranav
shines in national badminton tourney
Ludhiana, July 29
Pranav Chopra of the Ludhiana Badminton Academy (LBA)
gave a stupendous performance in the Tata All India Major
Ranking Badminton Tournament (senior) being played at
Bombay Gymkhana Club, Mumbai.